Recent content by Robert Ellison

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    Stupid pick question

    I use the Fender medium large triangular with the rounded corners when using a pick. I take a little of the treble out of my amp to keep the same tone the same as when finger picking.
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    What bass player inspired you to start playing?

    Geezer Butler Black Sabbath
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    Which Recordings would be listed in a TalkBass Basic Library?

    Geddy Lee - Rush ### Leo Lyons - Ten Years After ### Tyrone Porter - Doobie Bros ### Tommy Caldwell - Marshall Tucker ### Roger Earl - Foghat ### Tommy Shannon - SRV ### Dennis Dunaway - Alice Cooper ### Paul Harwood - Mahogany Rush ###Glen Cornick - Jethro Tull ### C F Turner - BTO and more...
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    Which Recordings would be listed in a TalkBass Basic Library?

    Felix Pappalardi - Mountain ### Jack Bruce - Cream ### Barry Oakley - Allman Bros ### Jim Dewer - ,Robin Trower ### Mel Schacher - Grand Funk ### Allen Woody - Govt Mule ### Geezer Butler - Sabbath
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    First Songs on First Albums

    Maxoom - Mahogany Rush 1973
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    Basslines that make you want to play

    Almost any Bob Marley live track, such as Concrete Jungle, Rebel Music or I Shot The Sheriff. Also many studio tracks by Marley such as Sun Is Shining, War or So Much Trouble In The World. Family Man Barrett ruled.
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    First Songs on First Albums

    Statesboro Blues - Pat Travers
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    First Songs on First Albums

    Man On The Silver Mountain - Rainbow. Grinnin' In Your Face/Mother Earth - Govt Mule
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    First Songs on First Albums

    Don't Want You No More - Allman Brothers. Bounty Hunter - Molly Hatchet
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    First Songs on First Albums

    Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix. Are You Ready - Grand Funk. Sky Is Crying - Tutu Jones. Sweet Dreams - Roy Buchanan.
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    First Songs on First Albums

    Electric Sun - Electric Sun (Ulrich Roth) I'm Going Mad - Scorpions
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    First Songs on First Albums

    Transmaniacon MC - Blue Oyster Cult
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    First Songs on First Albums

    Meeting Of The Spirits - Mahavishnu Orchestra
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    Double Bass Jazz Blues for transcription

    They also have Percy Heath's bass line transcribed there for Wes Montgomery's D Natural Blues, along with Wes' guitar solo and Tommy Flanagan's piano solo. Nice bass line to learn for a jazz blues song.
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    Double Bass Jazz Blues for transcription

    I would recommend C Jam Blues by Duke Ellington for starters. It is in the key of C and uses the most basic jazz blues progression of C7 F7 C7 C7 F7 F7 C7 A7 Dm7 G7 C7A7 Dm7G7. It uses the I II IV V VI chords only. Or you can try Straight, No Chaser and Blue Monk by Thelonius Monk, Tenor...